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The Long Island Rail Road is a railroad owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the U.S. state of New York. It is the oldest United States railroad still operating under its original name and charter. [1] It consolidated several other companies in the late 19th century.
History. When the LIRR began operations in 1836, it leased the newly opened Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad, including its two duplicate steam locomotives, Ariel and Post Boy, both built by Matthias W. Baldwin. (Ariel was Baldwin's 19th engine, built in 1835.)
The Long Island Rail Road Company was chartered in 1834 to provide a daily service between New York City and Boston via a ferry connection between its Greenport, New York, terminal on Long Island's North Fork and Stonington, Connecticut.
Also known as Central Junction. Shared by the Main Line of the Flushing and North Side Railroad (now the Port Washington Branch of the LIRR), and Central RR of Long Island. Opened July 1873, and abandoned April 30, 1879. Located west of Flushing–Main Street station near Whitestone Expressway.
The LIRR was operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1928 to 1949. The people from Smucker and Delatour through Wyer were trustees rather than presidents, as the LIRR was in Chapter 77 bankruptcy. David E. Smucker and H.L. Delatour: 1949-1950; William H. Draper: 1950-1951; William Wyer: 1951-1954; Walter S. Franklin: 1954-1955; Thomas M ...
Long Island Rail Road: Port Washington Branch New York City Subway: 7 and <7> (at 61st Street–Woodside) New York City Bus: Q32 MTA Bus: Q18, Q53 SBS, Q70 SBS: Maspeth, Queens: Winfield Junction: 1864 1929 Elmhurst, Queens: Grand Street: 1913 1925 Rego Park, Queens: Rego Park: 1928 1962 Matawok: 1922 1925 Forest Hills, Queens Forest Hills: 6.7 ...
The LIRR carried 260,745 riders on Tuesday, May 14, the highest ridership for a single weekday since the pandemic. The ridership record coincided with a Grand Central Madison record — 41...
When open, it ran for about 2,517 feet (767 m) between Columbia Street and Boerum Place. [2] It is the oldest railway tunnel beneath a city street in North America that was fully devoted to rail. [3] [4] [a] It is also deemed the oldest subway tunnel in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records.
A total of 174 M3s (9771–9944, with 9891 and 9892 renumbered to 9945 and 9946 after the 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting) were produced for the LIRR between 1984 and 1986, while 142 M3As (8000–8141) were produced for Metro-North, arriving between 1984 and early 1985.
Riverhead – LIRR; Riverhead LIRR timetable; Old Riverhead Station (Ron Ziel collection -- LIRR Unofficial History Website) Riverhead Freight Sidings (TrainsAreFun.com) Railroad Museum of Long Island (Riverhead) Station entrance from Google Maps Street View; Old Station House from Google Maps Street View